Epicardial fat thickness in rheumatoid arthritis: Insights from echocardiographic analysis and autoimmune correlations.
Parisa DelkashBahareh BayatFatemeh OmidiPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2024)
To the best of our knowledge, ours is the first EFT study on RA patients in Iran, which shows a higher EFT in RA patients. High EFT is correlated with more cardiovascular events and is an early sign and independent predictor of atherosclerosis in RA patients, which greatly underlines the importance of cardiovascular assessment in RA patients.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- cardiovascular events
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiovascular disease
- prognostic factors
- healthcare
- peritoneal dialysis
- coronary artery disease
- type diabetes
- left ventricular
- pulmonary hypertension
- patient reported outcomes
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- mitral valve
- patient reported
- atrial fibrillation
- data analysis